Kdump Kernel Stuck in a Loop after Megaraid_sas Module has been Loaded (Doc ID 1963025.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 28, 2015

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.4 and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Symptoms

When trying to crash a system or after a panic loading the megaraid_sas module ends up in a loop while booting the kdump kernel

this prevents kdump from creating a vmcore for later analysis.

 

Cause

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